Composition of matter to be used for sanitary sweeping purposes.



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LAWRENCE NIEWIND AND HARRY NIEWIND, CINCINNATI, OHIO.

COMPOSITION OF MATTER TO BE USED FOR SANITARY SWEEPING PURPOSES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

. Patented July 2, 1907.

Application filed January 7, 1907. Serisi No- 361,139.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, LAWRENCE NIEWIND and HARRY kind of coloring to suitthe character -of the wor These ingredients are to be thoroughly mingledby agit tionL 4 The sand is used as a, separator, the oil to collect andabsorb the dust, the sawdust to absorb the oil, the cornmeal to cleanse,the hardwood cakes to destroy germs,

ashes, 8% salammoiiiac, 2% to this will be added the saiammonia c toprevent combustion, the coloring matter is for the purpose of satisfyingthe taste of the purchaser or user. For the oil or oily substance weemploy'kerosene or any other product of petroleum or in fact anynon-voiatiie oil.

We claim:

1. The herein-described composition of matter, consisting of sand,sawdust, oil, corn-meal, hardwood ashes, and salnmmoniac, substantiallyas described, and for the purpose 2. The herein-descrihed composition ofmatter for sani-- tar-y sweeping purposes, consisting of sand, 50%; saws-dust, 30%; oil, 5%;corn-meal, 5%; hardwood ashes,

8% and saiammoniac, 2%, substantially as described.

- LAWRENCE NIEWIND.

, HARRY NIEWIND. Witnesses r,

.Torm Q. MArmN, G. L. SWAIN.

